What supports mothers of very preterm babies to start and continue breast milk feeding neonatal units? A qualitative COM-B analysis of mothers’ experiences
Interventions to increase breast milk feeding and breastfeeding for very preterm babies should address mothers' motivation, capability and opportunity, aiming for systematic elimination of obstacles. Mothers value personalised and skilled specialist support, but also need other staff to be able to give consistent information and affirmation focused on their efforts rather than their success, with a trauma-informed approach. Investing in rooming-in facilities that minimise the separation of mothers and babies is likely to overcome a key obstacle.
Authors
- A. Aloysius
- Chris Gale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-876X)
- MARIA A. QUIGLEY (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-6181)
- Jenny McLeish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9289-857X)
- Jennifer J. Kurinczuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9554-6337)
- Fiona A. Alderdice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2404-5644)
Institutions
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (GB)
- Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06910-4
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Medical Research Council